a robbery attempt. >> since his arrest, bennett has been in october since investigators put the pieces together. >> we believe at the time markell was murdered, trayvon bennett acted alone rings was alone, and we believe the motive to be a temp robbery. we do not have any property taken from markell ross that we know of. >> ross died for nothing. students from central high school reacted with sadness and anger. >> that happened to me. it could happen to me. it could happen to anybody. >> it's like i'm numb. >> and markell ross' mother is relieved, but bitter. >> i will come to some sort of closure, but it's not going to bring my son back. >> not much of a consolation for markell ross' mother. the community here somewhat relieved that bennett was -- who was involved in sort of a one-man minicrime wave has been behind bars while they investigated this case and this does mean now that four of the six student murders in prince

georges county have now been closed with arrests and charges. there are two to go. reporting live, scott broom, wusa9. >> good to get that update. thank you, scott. prince georges county police also announced an arrest in the murder of an elderly woman in capital heights. accused of killing mcintyre, the 71-year-old woman was stabbed to death in her home on chapel oaks drive february 9. investigators believe ward had been helping mcintyre. they say ward stole her flat screen tv and dvd player and the break came when police recovered the stolen television. >> law enforcement out there searching for a man they are called armed and dangerous. 60-year-old john wesley already wanted for several other violent crimes in the frederick area. tonight, authorities believe he is involved in the murders of an elderly couple over the weekend. kristin fisher is live with more on the search efforts from

outside the victim's home. kristen. >> john wesley jeffries is not officially a suspect, but he's a person of interest and here's why. he grew up here. his family lives right up the road. he is a very lengthy criminal history and yesterday his car was found off this road. the victim's car, who lived in this home, their car turned up in fredericksburg where the person of interest is believed to have lived, so that is why law enforcement is concentrating their search tonight in the fredericksburg area. 80-year-old nelson slack and his 74-year-old wife, ethel, lived in this home for nearly 50 years. on sunday, that home is where they were found dead by fauquier county sheriff deputies. >> at this point, the autopsies are underway. all i can tell you, they appear to be trauma to their upper body. >> it's really shocking. never know when something like

that to happen around here. >> they will be missed and we are still trying to get to the bottom of what really happened. >> this man lives on the same street as the slacks. >> really nice people. they are in their 80s, retired, honest, good people in the neighborhood. i never heard a bad word about them. every time i see them, make an effort to wave and say hi. they are pleasant people. everyone i talked to is really torn up about it. >> the question now, who would want them dead and why? the sheriff's office hopes john jeffries might have some answers. he's registered as a violent sex offender in virginia. abduction, strangling, and malicious wounding. >> i would advise anyone to use extreme caution. do not confront him and call 911 immediately and report his location. >> family of the victims are still reeling from the loss. one of their sons declined to talk on camera, but told me now they just want justice for mom

and dad. >> it's a tragedy. didn't need to happen. >> now detectives believe jeffries may also be responsible for a home invasion that took place in fredericksburg the night before the slacks were found dead in their home here. the victim in that case was a 67-year-old man who used his very own oxygen tank to hit the intruder in the head. detectives believe the intruder has a cut on his forehead. that is something that law enforcement throughout fauquier county are going to keep in mind as they continue this search into tonight. again, these two incidents not definitely connected, but it is something that law enforcement is certainly looking into. back to you. >> all right, kristin fisher, catch this guy and leave the whole neighborhood. a 15-year-old maryland boy who shot a 17-year-old on the first day of school was inned today. 35 years in prison for robber gladden, jr., who pled guilty to attempted murder in the

shooting of daniel browery. the teenager was hit on the back. he has down syndrome. the 17-year-old missed more than two months of school while recovering. the deadline to stop the massive automatic spending cuts is four days away and the two sides don't sound close to a budget deal. president obama is warning the possible consequences the cuts could have. but daniel nottingham reports, the president is making the cuts sounds scarier than they are. >> president obama sounded the alarm to governors gathered at the white house about the automatic budget cuts set to kick in march 1. >> companies are preparing layoff notices. families are preparing to cut back on expenses. >> the white house layed out how the cuts will impact each state. in new york, 12,000 defense jobs cut. in missouri, 1200 students taken out of head start. and in california, 15,000 children won't get vaccines.

president obama is putting the blame on congress. >> these cuts do not have to happen. congress can turn them off any time with just a little bit of compromise. >> the president urged the governors to take a trip up pennsylvania avenue and talk to the lawmakers from their state about coming together to stop the cuts. >> so far, there are no signs a deal will get done before the friday deadline. >> really what we're saying is, just get the job done. that's what you're here for. find a way to get it done, or if you want, turn it over to us governors and we'll negotiate it. >> the sticking point is once again taxes. >> the president says we have to have another tax increase in order to avoid the the sequester. it's time to cut spending here in washington. >> president obama will continue to rally public support for his position with a road trip to a virginia shipyard tuesday. daniel nottingham, cbs news,

washington. the u.s. travel association has launched a texting campaign urging congress to fix the sequester and warning that starting next week, travelers could be looking at big delays. some republicans say that is an exaggeration. bruce leshan continues our team coverage from reagan national. >> nearly 2/3 of us already think flying is too much of a hassle. the u.s. travel association says the sequester is likely to smack us with even more headaches. >> completely unacceptable. we have to get it together. >> they are saying we can't prosecute them for a job not well done. >> travel experts say if the sequester cuts go through, you could just see a sea of red on these airport messaging boards. delay, delay, delay. it could you an hour to get through the tsa check points, 2 to 3 hours if you have to get through customs. >> is there any hope you'll

solve this by friday? >> there's hope, there's optimism. people that say we can't do it. >> the transportation secretary says r 689 says $689 million in faa cuts will force them to layoff employees. tsa workers will face seven days of furloughs. the travel association wants you to text your member of congress while you are waiting in line. >> they can text delay to 877- 877 and let members of congress know. >> some republicans complain the white house is exaggerating the impact. >> there's easy ways to cut this money, that the american people will never feel. >> but the airline pilot's association says travelers will feel it. >> make no mistake. we will maintain our current level of safety. and the only way is if we turn down the volume of air traffic. >> might be wise to avoid flying in the coming weeks.

in hopes congress finally straightens this out. at reagan national, bruce leshan, wusa9. >> so the threat of government furloughs has federal workers pretty upset in our area. that's why wusa9 started a petition. we are asking, should congress face penalties if federal workers are furloughed due to sequestration? if you want to weigh in, here's what you do. go to wusa9.com and find the petition on our home page. >> embattled d.c. councilman was reprimanded by his colleagues today. trade his vote to a local developer. bruce johnson says graham chose not to defend himself or ask for a hearing. >> chairman mendelson. >> the vote was 11-2 in favor of the reprimand. >> he was certainly trying to wheel and deal in a place that the people don't expect us to be. this is not a place for council members to pick winners and losers. we have a bidding process. >> led the move, saying gram

broke new ethics rules when he offered to trade his vote on the lottery contract. if a company dropped its bid to develop a property owned by metro. >> there's no question. after more than two years of controversy and three investigations, that the public's confidence has been harmed. >> ward one councilman did not fight his reprimand today. he told wusa9 that no crime was committed and there was no financial gain from a conversation that he doesn't even recall. >> to my constituents, i think we are in much better shape. we can move ahead. people know my dedication to constituent services. >> it's not clear if jim graham will be heard by all of this, but he won his last general election with more than 80% of the vote. he won't say if he'll seek another term, but we can't find anybody in ward one that is willing to bet against him today. >> only councilman, marion barry came to graham's defense.

barry was the first council member to be disciplined without a hearing. >> so i have due process that jim graham will not be given due process. >> separate moves, the council took away jim graham's oversight authority over the alcohol industry. jim graham called that move punishment. bruce johnson, wusa9. >> councilman, vincent orange, will get oversight authority. graham keeps his chairmanship. >> they say a judge declares a mistrial in the case of jason scott. he is the man accused of murdering a prince georges county mother, delores dewitt and her mother. a detective referenced multiple home invasions, but only one of those home invasions was actually admissible at trial. it was prejudice the jury. the retrial has been scheduled. now some sad, breaking news. former surgeon general has

died. wow. he raised the profile of the surgeon generally speaking so frank about aids. he served seven years during the reagan administration. everett was 96 years old. >> still ahead tonight, a woman who survived a fiery crash involving a jeep grand cherokee talks about her life altering experience and her mission to get other vehicles like it off the road. i'm topper shutt. very nice. temperatures upper 40s and not much wind. lots of sunshine. i'll show you temperatures. 45 in gaithersburg and leesburg and 46 in manassas. we'll come back. this is the calm before the storm. we have winter weather advisories. we have flood watches and winter storm warnings. we'll put all the pieces together when we come back. the pope changes the way his successor is elected. i'm in rome with the

pope benedict xvi stepped down in a couple days and turns

out. catholics may have a new pope sooner than they think. >> today the pope made history by changing church law. >> pope benedict xvi revised the rule on how his successor will be chosen. cardinals no longer have to wait 15 days. after benedict steps down thursday, cardinals can decide to move up the secret ceremony to elect a pope, known as the conclave. >> they should decide as quickly as possible. i thought it would be something that would take a lot longer. >> the vatican would like it in place in place before march 24. the new pope must be installed a week earlier. when voting starts, keith o'brian will be absent. the vatican confirms o'brian resigned amid allegations -- he denied the accusations and said he does not want the allegations to be a

distraction. >> fact that his resignation has been accepted by pope benedict, i think is significant. not of guilt, but certainty that we want an investigation to begin. >> some tourists at the vatican say the new allegations are another blemish for the church. >> sad. very sad. >> it's really a shame that they have to experience that. >> pope benedict also met monday with the elderly cardinals who conducted a probe into the leak of vatican documents. the outgoing pope has decided the details of that investigation will not be shared with the cardinals or the media ahead of the conclave. cbs news, the vatican. >> with o'brian out, 115 cardinals will elect the new pope. >> ikea is pulling its trademark meat balls from restaurants in 14 european countries and it comes after checks discovered horse meat that were labeled as beef and pork. more than a dozen nations have found horse meat in processed

products like hamburger patties and pastas. european union ministers met today to discuss this. >> this is, selling horse meat as beef, no one knows exactly when the horse meat got into the chain or how much is yet to be found. the european union is under fire. >> drivers in parts of oklahoma and kansas beingwarned, stay off the roads tonight. in woodward, oklahoma, roads are covered with snow and there could be 16 inches in some areas. drivers, the travel will be dangerous, at least until tomorrow morning. visibility likely to be near zero. by the way, this is the same winter storm that created blizzard-like conditions in

denver on sunday, which is great if you are headed out to the back country to ski, not so great if you are driving there. >> blizzard warnings in effect for the texas panhandle, much of oklahoma and kansas. and let me take you down to amarillo. 8 to 16 inches of snow have fallen. winds up to 60 miles an hour. you can't see anything. that's why you are under a blizzard warning. >> this is going to help. they need more than this, but it's better than nothing. but as derek mentioned, authorities are saying please, stay off the roads. because you can't see anything, you become disoriented and it's going to blow around for another 18 hours or so. a live look outside. it's great. we have sunshine. we have clear skies right now. we had some high clouds earlier, they moved away. they are clear now and clouds will come back later tonight. dew point is 20. we are watching that as we get more moisture in here. i'm not concerned about a winter precipitation in the area. to the west, okay, if you're west of the divide, you're under a winter storm warning.

a winter weather advisory includes winchester and hagerstown and west virginia. even here around i-81, i think you'll warm up tomorrow. initially, yeah, you could have some sleet and freezing rain early in the morning and mid- morning. in the metro area, no worries. here's the storm. locate around the texas, oklahoma panhandle, producing some big-time snows in the panhandle. still snowing hard back into the sections of texas and still blizzard warning in effect. look at this. severe weather in effect. typical storm now this time of year. we get the winter storm and severe weather in through louisiana and the gulf coast. and we'll go back out and these high clouds will move out and these clouds will move in. high pressure is in pennsylvania. that's giving us a touch of cold air, just enough to cause problems with the precipitation tomorrow morning, west of town. as far as we are concerned, no worries in the immediate metro

area. 47 rockville right now. 45 in reston. 44 in fairfax. 48 in college park and 44 down in waldorf. so, a dry morning commute. a wintery mix i-81. our main concern here is heavy rain tuesday afternoon and a flood watch continues to the immediate, metro area. so for tonight, increasing cloudiness and cold. 28 to 36. winds light, east, southeast at 10. by morning, mostly cloudy, breezy and chilly. a mountain mix will develop. but we are okay in the metro area in the morning. by afternoon, here comes the rain, heavy at times. highs only 45 to 50. winds could be 30 miles an hour as we get into the middle to ladder part of the afternoon and a flood watch in effect in the area tuesday afternoon and tuesday evening. so, we had this up for a while. tomorrow alert is yellow. breezy and milder wednesday. 57. and then breezy and colder thursday with a rain or snow shower back in the upper 40s

and temperatures will go down as we exit february and go into march. upper 40s to mid 40s as we go into thursday. mid 40s on friday and saturday. maybe a flurry on friday and saturday and temperatures in the low 40s by the time we get into sunday and monday of next week. march comes in, kind of like a junk yard dog. not a lamb, not a lion, inbetween. a cub, perhaps. a cute little cub. >> interesting image. okay. coming up, a multimillion dollar birthday gift for george washington on the banks of the potomac. >> up next, new guidelines that can help parents and doctors make better decisions on how to treat little ones with

new guidelines to treat ear infections in kids. topping our health alert tonight. the american academy of pediatrics is updating it guidelines to treat children for ear infections. the goal is to cut back on the over prescription of antibiotics. the aap says mild infections can be treated with over the counter painkillers for three days. if the child doesn't get better, then it may be time for

antibiotics. >> children who benefit most from starting antibiotics are those who have severe ear infections, meaning they have a high fever, more than 102.2, or they have discharge or a ruptured eardrum. >> also recommended breast- feeding newborn babies exclusively for four to six months. studies reveal that human milk have germ fighting elements. we also have word that going mediterranean really works to cut heart risk. embrace the olive oil and get rid of fatty meats. the new england journal of medicine has research out on one of the longest and most scientific tests of the diet. the study of 7500 people in spain found those following a mediterranean diet for five years compared to a low fat one had a 30% lower risk of major heart events or strokes. >> latest chapter in john

hinckley's bid is out in u.s. court. a federal judge asking hinckley's attorneys to outline their plan for his treatment away from st. elizabeth. hinckley has been there ever since he was found not guilty by reason of insanity. back in 1981. now he was first granted unsupervised visits in virginia back in 2009. and plans to build a new library at george washington mt. vernon estate are moving forward all thanks to a local philanthropist. the $100 million library will house the books and papers and scheduled to open september 27. the gift marks what would have been washington's 281st birthday. >> coming up, identifying causes and placing blame. the trial is now underway in the deadly 2010 oil rig explosion that triggered a massive oil spill in the gulf of mexico. also ahead, a driver has some explaning to do after his

suv goes airborne and lands upside down on somebody's roof. but first, she thought she survived a devastating crash on a virginia interstate and that would be the worse thing she would experience, but she's wrong. up next,

it starts with an accident and in dozens of cases, it ended